Victim reportedly grabbed onto thieves’ fleeing truck, fell, and was crushed
A 19-year-old Oxford man was lured to an area of East Nottingham Township, where three teens robbed him and then crushed him with their truck as they fled, said state police from the Avondale barracks.
Police said Benjamin Deasey, 19, of Cochranville, and two 16-year-old males, both from Oxford, were responsible for the death of Anthony M. Rody-Prieto on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Police said the defendants lured Deasey to Oxford Road and Duck Farm Lane at 7:25 p.m. under the pretense of buying something they never intended to purchase.
Police said the accused committed the robbery and accelerated from the scene in a dual-wheeled truck. Rody-Prieto grabbed onto the vehicle “in an effort to retain his merchandise” and fell underneath it, where he was fatally injured, police said.
Deasey, who was charged with aggravated assault, robbery and related offenses, was transported to Chester County Prison after failing to post $300,000 bail; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 30, court records said. The juvenile defendants were not identified by police because of their age. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said investigators were looking into the teens’ backgrounds to determine whether they should be charged as adults.
While losing a family member any time of the year is difficult, it is one week before Christmas and we have to deal with the loss of a very cherished person. He was NOT a drug dealer and that headline is a little harsh. They all knew one another and were supposedly his ‘friends’. My family has lost a young, intelligent, caring man and you should be ashamed of yourself for posting something like this.Our family is grieving and this is the last thing we want to see. I’m quite sure that if it was your child or family member you wouldn’t want anyone posting such bull. Have some common courtesy and get your facts straight.
What happened was pointless and uncalled for and I can only pray that justice will come.
You are absolutely correct: It is tragic to lose a family member, especially at this time of year. The headline points out what the police reported. Please feel free to let us know what was incorrect.
The “merchandise” this unfortunate young man was trying to sell was marijuana. The headline should read “Drug Dealing Teen Is Robbed Of His Marijuana And Ends Up Dead”. Why is this not being reported accurately?
You may be correct; however, the police have not released that information. It is helpful when readers share information so that we know what questions to ask in followup stories, however.